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as in judge
chiefly British
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
received a stiff sentence from one of the harshest beaks in all of London
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Recent Examples of beak
The officers were concerned about the eagle’s beak and its sharp talons.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Birds, a Gothic literature leitmotif, also reared their beaks at Bibhu Mohapatra, whose ghostly white gowns in macramé lace resembled feathers framing the jaw.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Hudsonian whimbrels, to be exact, shorebirds about the size of crows with long, thin, slightly curved beaks.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
To show their enduring affection, mated pairs of vultures synchronize their flight patterns, touch their beaks together in what looks like a kiss and entwine their long necks.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Birds, a Gothic literature leitmotif, also reared their beaks at Bibhu Mohapatra, whose ghostly white gowns in macramé lace resembled feathers framing the jaw.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Hudsonian whimbrels, to be exact, shorebirds about the size of crows with long, thin, slightly curved beaks.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
To show their enduring affection, mated pairs of vultures synchronize their flight patterns, touch their beaks together in what looks like a kiss and entwine their long necks.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beak
Noun
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With 30 seconds left in the third quarter, Highlands Ranch up 34-28, Jarocki cupped a hand to her mouth.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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No one can resist the soft, minty, melt-in-your-mouth flavor of homemade butter mints.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Add legs, eyes, and noses to the fingerprint caterpillars with paint pens.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms of measles include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Michael Judd, an attorney for news media, urged the judge to keep the upcoming hearing entirely open.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The judge ruled the case wouldn’t be heard until there was an administrative ruling on whether the child, identified in the suit as EE, qualified for the NICA program.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The man, named Bawrgiyo Jaw, is possessed of a tremendous mandible, and the black tips of his spectacles loop over the tops of ears that enclose a full head of black hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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The animal dislodged the boy’s mandible, left a groove in his skull, broke his clavicle and left a bite mark on his right ankle.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The most noticeable feature was a large hump located in the middle of its snout.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.—
Sergio Candido,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Rebsamen Tennis Center currently has 17 outdoor courts and three outdoor backboards.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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In just a little more than a month, court records show Centurion filed nearly 79,000 claims, mostly for urinary catheters, billing roughly $134 million.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The gun in his hand appeared to raise and — in a section of the video slowed down and zoomed in — a muzzle flash can be seen from it.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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On October 23, a Border Patrol agent with a tactical team accompanying Bovino fired a 40mm muzzle-blast chemical shell directly at the face of a Chicago protester filming with a cell phone.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On my last visit, his seated statue, complete with associated bench, was located at the start of the pier entrance.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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There was a familiar face leaning over the boards from the visiting bench Monday morning at Ball Arena, but the black-and-gold attire was certainly a different look.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Beak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beak. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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